Cost to move from Arkansas
A 2–3 bedroom move out of Arkansas ranges from about $340 (a rental truck to Missouri, 260 miles) to $16,440 (full-service movers to Washington, 2,000 miles).
Moving cost: $450–$6,600
Moving about 470 miles from Arkansas to Texas costs roughly $450 – $6,600, depending on how much of the work you hire out.
Distance between the states' population centers by road (estimate).
| Moving method | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Rental truck (DIY) Truck rental, taxes and fees. Add fuel, damage coverage, lodging and your time. | $450 – $1,410 |
| Moving container You pack and load; the company drives the container. | $1,250 – $2,630 |
| Full-service movers Packing, loading, transport and unloading. | $2,070 – $6,600 |
These ranges are based on summer (peak-season) quotes. A move between October and April usually costs less: peak prices run 20–30% higher.
A rental truck also burns about 47 gallons of fuel over this distance. One-way truck rental prices depend on direction: a truck headed where many people are moving often costs more than the same trip in reverse.
Ranges combine 198 published quote ranges on 22 interstate routes (moveBuddha, retrieved 2026-09-24) with 47 independent published prices from U-Pack, HireAHelper and Move.org, which raised the top of several ranges. They are not quotes; get at least three written estimates.
Alaska and Hawaii ranges come from published carrier rates and moving quotes, dated in each row (Matson's household-goods rates, U-Pack, Royal Hawaiian Movers). See how we estimate.
Moving cost from Arkansas to each state (2–3 bedrooms)
| Destination | Miles | Truck | Container | Full service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 260 | $340–$780 | $1,120–$2,160 | $1,880–$5,250 |
| Oklahoma | 270 | $340–$810 | $1,130–$2,180 | $1,890–$5,310 |
| Mississippi | 300 | $360–$900 | $1,150–$2,250 | $1,910–$5,500 |
| Kansas | 360 | $390–$1,080 | $1,180–$2,380 | $1,970–$5,890 |
| Louisiana | 370 | $400–$1,110 | $1,190–$2,400 | $1,980–$5,950 |
| Tennessee | 420 | $420–$1,260 | $1,220–$2,510 | $2,020–$6,270 |
| Alabama | 440 | $440–$1,320 | $1,230–$2,560 | $2,040–$6,400 |
| Texas | 470 | $450–$1,410 | $1,250–$2,630 | $2,070–$6,600 |
| Kentucky | 530 | $480–$1,590 | $1,280–$2,760 | $2,120–$6,980 |
| Iowa | 550 | $490–$1,650 | $1,300–$2,800 | $2,140–$7,110 |
| Nebraska | 560 | $500–$1,690 | $1,300–$2,830 | $2,150–$7,170 |
| Illinois | 570 | $510–$1,720 | $1,310–$2,850 | $2,150–$7,240 |
| Indiana | 570 | $510–$1,720 | $1,310–$2,850 | $2,150–$7,240 |
| Georgia | 610 | $530–$1,840 | $1,330–$2,940 | $2,190–$7,500 |
| Wisconsin | 730 | $590–$2,200 | $1,400–$3,200 | $2,300–$8,270 |
| Ohio | 760 | $610–$2,290 | $1,420–$3,270 | $2,320–$8,460 |
| South Carolina | 780 | $620–$2,350 | $1,430–$3,310 | $2,340–$8,590 |
| Minnesota | 810 | $630–$2,440 | $1,450–$3,380 | $2,370–$8,780 |
| South Dakota | 810 | $630–$2,440 | $1,450–$3,380 | $2,370–$8,780 |
| Michigan | 820 | $640–$2,470 | $1,450–$3,400 | $2,380–$8,850 |
| West Virginia | 830 | $640–$2,500 | $1,460–$3,420 | $2,380–$8,910 |
| North Carolina | 860 | $660–$2,590 | $1,480–$3,490 | $2,410–$9,100 |
| Colorado | 870 | $670–$2,620 | $1,480–$3,510 | $2,420–$9,170 |
| New Mexico | 900 | $680–$2,710 | $1,500–$3,580 | $2,450–$9,360 |
| Florida | 970 | $720–$2,920 | $1,540–$3,740 | $2,510–$9,810 |
| Virginia | 990 | $730–$2,980 | $1,560–$3,780 | $2,530–$9,940 |
| Washington, DC | 1,050 | $760–$3,160 | $1,590–$3,910 | $2,580–$10,330 |
| North Dakota | 1,060 | $770–$3,190 | $1,600–$3,940 | $2,590–$10,390 |
| Maryland | 1,070 | $770–$3,220 | $1,600–$3,960 | $2,600–$10,460 |
| Wyoming | 1,080 | $780–$3,250 | $1,610–$3,980 | $2,610–$10,520 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,090 | $780–$3,280 | $1,610–$4,000 | $2,610–$10,580 |
| Delaware | 1,150 | $820–$3,460 | $1,650–$4,130 | $2,670–$10,970 |
| New Jersey | 1,240 | $860–$3,730 | $1,700–$4,330 | $2,750–$11,550 |
| New York | 1,250 | $870–$3,760 | $1,710–$4,360 | $2,760–$11,610 |
| Arizona | 1,290 | $890–$3,880 | $1,730–$4,450 | $2,790–$11,870 |
| Utah | 1,300 | $900–$3,910 | $1,740–$4,470 | $2,800–$11,930 |
| Connecticut | 1,350 | $920–$4,060 | $1,770–$4,580 | $2,850–$12,260 |
| Vermont | 1,430 | $970–$4,300 | $1,810–$4,760 | $2,920–$12,770 |
| Rhode Island | 1,440 | $970–$4,330 | $1,820–$4,780 | $2,920–$12,840 |
| Massachusetts | 1,460 | $980–$4,390 | $1,830–$4,820 | $2,940–$12,960 |
| Montana | 1,460 | $980–$4,390 | $1,830–$4,820 | $2,940–$12,960 |
| New Hampshire | 1,470 | $990–$4,420 | $1,840–$4,840 | $2,950–$13,030 |
| Nevada | 1,540 | $1,030–$4,630 | $1,880–$5,000 | $3,010–$13,480 |
| Idaho | 1,570 | $1,040–$4,720 | $1,900–$5,070 | $3,040–$13,670 |
| Maine | 1,600 | $1,060–$4,810 | $1,920–$5,130 | $3,070–$13,860 |
| California | 1,750 | $1,140–$5,270 | $2,000–$5,470 | $3,200–$14,830 |
| Oregon | 1,990 | $1,270–$5,990 | $2,150–$6,000 | $3,410–$16,370 |
| Washington | 2,000 | $1,270–$6,020 | $2,150–$6,020 | $3,420–$16,440 |
Moving to Alaska or Hawaii goes by sea or through Canada, so we price them from published carrier rates and quotes: a 2–3 bedroom move from Arkansas starts at about $6,250 of ocean freight (before trucking and loading) to Alaska and $5,580 to Hawaii.
Before you book
- Compare the total cost of living in your destination with the Arkansas relocation rankings.
- Get three written estimates and check each interstate mover's USDOT number with the FMCSA.
- Weighing a portable container against a truck or full-service movers? See what moving containers cost and when they're worth it.
- Read how to cut the cost of a long-distance move and the moving out of state checklist.